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JUNE 7, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYEU CONDEMNS INDONESIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO EUROPEANS
the European Union condemned an Indonesian court for sentencing two Europeans to death for drugs offences, urging the authorities in Jakarta to abolish capital punishment.
- JUNE 7, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William Thomas sentenced Victor Caraballo to death
USA - Florida. Judge William Thomas sentenced Victor Caraballo to death
- JUNE 6, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH ONE CONDEMNED TO DEATH IN DINAJPUR FOR KILLING WIFE
a court in Bangladesh sentenced Ramjan Ali, 38, to death for killing his wife in 1999.
- JUNE 6, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO FOUR CONVICTS
in Pakistan, the Daska Additional District & Session Judge Khawaja Zafar Iqbal has awarded death sentence with a fine of Rs.50, 000 each to four convicts.
- JUNE 6, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
a divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned 5-4 Michael Scott’s conviction...
a divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned 5-4 Michael Scott’s conviction...
- JUNE 6, 2007TexasDEATH PENALTY
Former Harris County Sheriff's deputy Mike Griffith was executed.
Former Harris County Sheriff's deputy Mike Griffith was executed.
- JUNE 6, 2007DelawareDEATH PENALTY
New Castle County Superior Court Judge Jerome O. Herlihy...
New Castle County Superior Court Judge Jerome O. Herlihy...
- JUNE 6, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
five men were hanged in Iran for Hooliganism.
five men were hanged in Iran for Hooliganism.
- JUNE 5, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. THREE AFGHANS BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three Afghans convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry announced.
- JUNE 5, 2007New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
the New Jersey Supreme Court vacated 6-1 the murder conviction...
the New Jersey Supreme Court vacated 6-1 the murder conviction...
JUNE 5, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA. TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING
a court here has awarded death sentence to two persons in connection with kidnapping of two farmers.
- JUNE 4, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE WINS REPRIEVE ON APPEAL
a 25 year old man in the United Arab Emirates who raped
- JUNE 4, 2007United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Supreme Court, in 5-4 vote, restores death sentence in Washington murder case.
Supreme Court, in 5-4 vote, restores death sentence in Washington murder case.
- JUNE 4, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
FOUR EXECUTED FOR ADULTERY IN PAKISTAN
Pakistani villagers shot dead a woman and three men, including an Afghan refugee...
JUNE 4, 2007VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING
A court in northern Vietnam sentenced two people to death and seven others to life in prison for heroin trafficking.
JUNE 4, 2007MissouriDEATH PENALTYMISSOURI. COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF DEATH PENALTY
the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a moratorium on executions in the state
- JUNE 3, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH FOUR YOUNG MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER
four young men in Bangladesh are to walk the gallows for the murder of another young man in Uttara two years ago.
- JUNE 1, 2007JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN DEATH PENALTY FINALIZED FOR MAN WHO MURDERED PAIR OF SISTERS
the death sentence of a 23-year-old man who killed two sisters in Osaka, Japan, in 2005 was finalized after he withdrew his appeal, his lawyers said.
- JUNE 1, 2007IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA JYOTI ARORA CASE: 2 GET DEATH SENTENCE
the son of a Delhi Police sub-inspector and a constable were sentenced to death by a local court in India for killing a pregnant girl two years ago.
- JUNE 1, 2007AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection...
Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection...
- JUNE 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a political prisoner, Mohamad Jaberi...
a political prisoner, Mohamad Jaberi...
JUNE 1, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYCALIFORNIA (USA). EXECUTIONS UNLIKELY THE REST OF THE YEAR
a judge will not hear legal challenges to the state's lethal injection procedure until October.
- MAY 31, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN TWO BROTHERS EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL JAIL FOR MURDER
two brothers, Aslam Iqbal and Arshad Iqbal, were hanged in the central jail in Sahiwal, Pakistan, for killing their uncle Zafar and his 6 family members over a dispute over 6 acres of land at Chak 17-SP, Pakpattan on April 22, 1993.
- MAY 31, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying the Religious Court sentenced Muhil Bin-Zayid Bin-Ma'yud al-Aydani...
- MAY 31, 2007PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR KARACHI BOMBING
a Pakistan court convicted and sentenced two tribal militants to death for a 2005 car bombing which killed four people near a state-run petroleum company's office, a prosecutor said.
- MAY 31, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a woman, identified only as Massoomeh...
a woman, identified only as Massoomeh...
MAY 31, 2007RwandaDEATH PENALTYRWANDA TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY END-JULY
Rwanda said a law abolishing the death penality would come into force at the end of July, six months after
MAY 31, 2007IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN. CHILD RAPISTS PUBLICLY HANGED
Iran publicly hanged two men convicted of raping and murdering young girls in the northern Mazandaran province
MAY 31, 2007SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALILAND CANCELS EXECUTIONS FOR AID WORKER KILLERS
The president of the breakaway enclave of Somaliland commuted death sentences against two men
- MAY 30, 2007BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH HUSBAND TO DIE FOR KILLING WIFE IN PATUAKHALI
Abdul Khalek Gharami, 46, of Guabaria village in Galachipa Upazila, Bangladesh, was sentenced to death by District and Sessions Judge M Majnul Ahsan for killing his wife in 2005.